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In the three weeks since the Security Council adopted its Presidential Statement calling on all parties to Syria’s conflict to facilitate the work of humanitarian organizations, the situation has worsened with civilians more vulnerable and aid organizations finding it even more difficult to access...

Heavy rains and floods affected tens of thousands of families across Sudan in August and September. In response, humanitarian agencies are working with communities to provide emergency shelter, health care and education, and to contain public-health risks.
The United Nations Central Emergency Response...

More than 350,000 people have lost or fled their homes following the devastating earthquake that struck the central-Philippines island of Bohol on 15 October. OCHA’s Prerna Suri was part of a team that visited towns near the quake’s epicentre.
It's been five days since Roddel Barace last...

The Emergency Directors of eight the world’s largest humanitarian organizations have begun a four-day visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where they will assess firsthand one of the world’s most protracted and complex humanitarian crises.
The group is being led by OCHA’s...